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WWCN17 CWHX 221344

FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR LABRADOR

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:44 A.M. ADT SATURDAY 22 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      EAGLE RIVER

      CARTWRIGHT TO BLACK TICKLE

      NORMAN BAY TO LODGE BAY

      RED BAY TO L'ANSE-AU-CLAIR.



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==DISCUSSION==



ICE BUILD-UP DUE TO FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.



LOCATIONS: RED BAY TO CARTWRIGHT, INLAND AREAS OF RED BAY TO 

L'ANSE-AU-CLAIR, AND THE EAGLE RIVER REGION, MAINLY EAST OF CROOKS 

LAKE. 



TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS: 5 TO 15 MM ALONG THE COAST AND LOCALLY 

15 TO 25 MM INLAND. 



FREEZING RAIN DURATION: 10 TO 30 HOURS, LONGEST DURATION INLAND. 



TIME SPAN: TODAY AND TONIGHT. 



SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED: 

- HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 

- CANCELLATIONS OF SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES 

- DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICES 

- DAMAGE TO TREES AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE 

- POWER OUTAGES 



REMARKS: MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE FREEZING RAIN OCCASIONALLY MIXED 

WITH ICE PELLETS. PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES ALONG 

THE COAST BEFORE EVENTUALLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT 

OR SUNDAY MORNING.



SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS WILL 

BECOME ICY, SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. 



FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN RAIN FALLING IN SUB-ZERO 

TEMPERATURES CREATES ICE BUILD-UP AND ICY SURFACES. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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